Gerardo Bedoya
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerardo Alberto Bedoya Múnera | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Ebejico, Antioquia, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1997 | Deportivo Pereira | 45 | (3) |
| 1998–2001 | Deportivo Cali | 118 | (5) |
| 2001–2003 | Racing Club | 54 | (5) |
| 2003 | Deportivo Cali | 18 | (2) |
| 2004 | Colón | 33 | (2) |
| 2005 | Puebla | 15 | (1) |
| 2005 | Boca Juniors | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Atlético Nacional | 29 | (4) |
| 2006–2010 | Millonarios | 102 | (11) |
| 2010 | Envigado | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | Boyacá Chicó | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Santa Fe | 90 | (10) |
| 2014 | Fortaleza F.C. | 11 | (3) |
| 2015 | Cúcuta Deportivo | 16 | (4) |
| 2016 | Santa Fe | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2009 | Colombia | 49 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2015. | |||
Gerardo Alberto Bedoya Múnera (born 26 November 1975 in Ebejico, Antioquia) is a retired Colombian footballer. He began as a defender but he also played as a defensive midfielder.
He currently holds the record for most red cards (46) received by any player in the history of the game. [1][2]
Club career
Bedoya started his professional career with Deportivo Pereira in 1996. He joined Deportivo Cali in 1998 where he was part of the squad that won the league title in 1998.
In 2001, Bedoya moved to Argentina where he played for Racing Club de Avellaneda, helping the club to win the Apertura 2001 tournament. In 2004 he joined Colón de Santa Fe and in 2005 he moved to Boca Juniors where he only played 3 games (all in the Copa Libertadores) before moving to Mexico to play for Puebla F.C..
In 2005 Bedoya returned to Colombia to play for Atlético Nacional and in 2006 he joined Millonarios. After he went for a brief time to Envigado FC. But then joined Boyacá Chicó F.C. for the 2010 season.
In 2011, Bedoya signed a one-year contract with Independiente Santa Fe.
Bedoya has the ignominy of being the professional footballer with the most red cards to his name (46 red cards). In the Bogota derby between Independiente Santa Fe and Millonarios on 23 September 2012, he received his 41st red card in a professional game, being sent off for the elbow and subsequent kick to the head aimed at Millonarios player Jhonny Ramirez.[3] The offense also got him suspended for the next 15 matches. Bedoya has been sent off multiple times since.
International career
He was the starting left back for the Colombia national football team from 2001–2006. During that time he was part of the Colombia squad that won the Copa América 2001.
Managerial Career
Bedoya is currently the assistant coach for Independiente. He began his run on 23 March 2016 at a game against Junior FC. Independiente won, but Bedoya was sent to the stands after only 19 minutes for insulting the linesman.
Honours
Club
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 |  Deportivo Cali | Fútbol Profesional Colombiano |
| 2001 | Colombia | Copa América |
| Apertura 2001 |  Racing Club | Primera Division Argentina |
| Apertura 2012 | Independiente Santa Fe | Fútbol Profesional Colombiano |
References
- ↑ http://www.vanguardia.com/deportes/futbol-colombiano/214862-bedoya-el-hombre-record-de-la-tarjeta-roja
- ↑ http://www.quora.com/Who-has-the-most-red-cards-in-football-history
- ↑ "Magazine: The Colombian defender sent off 41 times and more moments of madness featuring Souness and Cantona | Radio talkSPORT". Talksport.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
External links
- Gerardo Bedoya at National-Football-Teams.com
- Argentine Primera statistics (Spanish)
- Soccerway profile (English)
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